ARES South New Jersey Section
Tom Preiser, N2XW
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Tony Otlowski, W2WCC
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Keith Yodice, KC2OON
Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
Severe Weather Operations
kc2oon <at> yahoo <dot> com
ARES Report Forms Video : https://youtu.be/vfUVvOYsTu0
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Thanks to all the SNJ Hams helping out at the Air Show:
Bret KB2YJE
Charles N2SRQ
Chris KC2GNQ
Chuck KD2EIB
Dennis K2DCD
Frank W2FJM
Glenn KD2FFR
John K2ZA
Joseph KC2PHL
Lance N2UUS
Lee KD2DRS
Martin W2ILT
Mike N2MMC
Nelson KD2DMA
Rick N2PHI
Robert WA3YRI
Ross KC2YWF
Steve W2ZXR
Tim N2LTQ
Tim WB9ULP
Todd W7STR
and, of course: SNJ EC Tony W2WCC
ARRL Southern New Jersey Section
Section Manager: T J Arey, N2EI
n2ei <at> arrl <dot> org
Bret KB2YJE
Charles N2SRQ
Chris KC2GNQ
Chuck KD2EIB
Dennis K2DCD
Frank W2FJM
Glenn KD2FFR
John K2ZA
Joseph KC2PHL
Lance N2UUS
Lee KD2DRS
Martin W2ILT
Mike N2MMC
Nelson KD2DMA
Rick N2PHI
Robert WA3YRI
Ross KC2YWF
Steve W2ZXR
Tim N2LTQ
Tim WB9ULP
Todd W7STR
and, of course: SNJ EC Tony W2WCC
ARRL Southern New Jersey Section
Section Manager: T J Arey, N2EI
n2ei <at> arrl <dot> org
Pitman Crop Hunger Walk
On October 18, 2015 the Gloucester County ARES members provided communications for the Pitman Crop Hunger Walk. The walk started at the Sunset Auditorium in Pitman, NJ and went to St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Glassboro, NJ. The total route was five miles.
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ARES members from left to right:
On October 28, 2015 Gene Wallace (N2IMK), in the red shirt, became a silent key. Ed Champion (N2RO) |
Frank Messick (W2FJM), our bashful camera man, took the group photo.
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World Meeting of Families Gathering
September 25 - 27, 2015
By Jennifer Robinson, KD2EYR
The World Meeting of Families is a gathering of the Roman Catholic Church that occurs every three years. It is arranged by the Pontifical Council for the Family and “promotes the pastoral care of families, protects their rights and dignity in the Church and in civil society, so that they may be able to fulfill their duties.” The most recent meeting took place in Philadelphia and Amateur Radio operators, in several different positions and avenues, were a part of this gathering.
Amateur Radio operators were on hand to plan and work for the Cooper Medical Coordination Center Auxiliary Communications (MCC AUXCOMM). Our responsibility, as assigned by the MCC, was to be the AUXCOMM support for the New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force. The EMS Task Force is a volunteer specialized EMS team, that supports operations at major and pre-planned events using a coordinated, all-hazards approach. This team is coordinated through the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and the New Jersey Department of Health.
The World Meeting of Families is a gathering of the Roman Catholic Church that occurs every three years. It is arranged by the Pontifical Council for the Family and “promotes the pastoral care of families, protects their rights and dignity in the Church and in civil society, so that they may be able to fulfill their duties.” The most recent meeting took place in Philadelphia and Amateur Radio operators, in several different positions and avenues, were a part of this gathering.
Amateur Radio operators were on hand to plan and work for the Cooper Medical Coordination Center Auxiliary Communications (MCC AUXCOMM). Our responsibility, as assigned by the MCC, was to be the AUXCOMM support for the New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force. The EMS Task Force is a volunteer specialized EMS team, that supports operations at major and pre-planned events using a coordinated, all-hazards approach. This team is coordinated through the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management and the New Jersey Department of Health.
The MCC AUXCOMM consisted of 28 licensed operators from New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut. We were dispatched to Cooper Medical Center on Friday, September 25th with the understanding that we may be in place until Sunday, September 27th. Our location would be in Camden, New Jersey in and around the Ben Franklin Bridge. We would be supporting four (4) first aid stations and one (1) SMED (Stand-alone Mobile Emergency Department). The operational plan for Camden was to accommodate the PATCO transportation system, the River Line and personal vehicle parking. The plans for the bridge included the complete closure of the bridge and the opportunity for all visitors to park in Camden and walk the span to the Philadelphia side where the festivities were taking place.
Our deployment equipment were POD Runners, an all-inclusive radio equipment station that included the following:
- Icom ID-5100 V/UHF D-STAR Dual Band
- Icom ID-1 1.2 GHz D-STAR DD/DV
- Yaesu FTM-400 V/UHF System Fusion Dual Band
- Yaesu FT857D U/V/HF SSB
- (2) Icom ID-31 D-STAR handheld
- (2) Yaesu FT-1DR System Fusion handheld
- Kantronics KPC-3+ Packet TNC
- (2) Laptop computers
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John K2ZA, with the POD Runner at Field Day
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The PODs were powered by electric plug-in, generators, back-up batteries and solar panels. The antennas were connected to the top portion of the POD. Each included charging stations for both the radios and mobile phones.
Although the initial audience estimate was 4.5 million persons, the attendance was more like 860,000. Even with the difference, the stations were up and running and ready for any emergency. For the MCC AUXCOMM, it was an excellent opportunity to get the PODs deployed, the equipment checked and practice our disaster/event training.
Location of Amateur Stations
- MCC: The Medical Coordination Center.
- SMED: Medical Treatment Tent – Roosevelt Park near 5th and Federal IFO City Hall
- Aid 1: Medical Aid Station – Cooper and Front Street
- Aid 2: Medical Aid Station – Cooper and Broadway
- Aid 3: Medical Aid Station – Broadway and Federal Street
- Aid 4: Medical Aid Station –Ben Franklin Bridge
Sources
www.nj.gov/health/ems/
www.wikipedia.org
SNJ-ARES tasked to assist with the Papal visit
SNJ ARES has been tasked with providing communications assistance to Cooper University Hospital (CUH) and the Southern Region Medical Coordination Center (MCC-South) during the Papal visit to Philadelphia September 26 and 27. This is an ARES operation in direct support of CUH and MCC-South as the served agencies. We anticipate the need for 60-75 operators during this period. CUH and MCC-South will be providing a good deal of the equipment needed for the operation. In addition CUH will be able to provide quarters to operators who cannot commute to the area due to the extreme traffic expected.
Official estimates are that 2-4.5 Million people will be in the Philadelphia area for this weekend. It is likely that cell phone service will be impacted. ARES communicators will be working with CUH personnel at predetermined points to move critical information between the MCC-South and points around the areas where medical assets will be deployed.
Given the nature of the mission, we hope to have a robust response to this operation. Therefore we are asking all potential volunteers to fill out a brief form to register to participate in this important mission. Please go to www.snj-ares.org and click on the link to find the registration form. Please note that this is just a preliminary form, and that additional paperwork will be required by Cooper University Hospital.
We hope that everyone will consider assisting with this important mission, even if you are not currently involved with ARES.
Tony Otlowski, W2WCC
SNJ Section Emergency Coordinator
Net Control Manager/Asst. Skywarn Coordinator
Gloucester County, NJ ARES/RACES
Official estimates are that 2-4.5 Million people will be in the Philadelphia area for this weekend. It is likely that cell phone service will be impacted. ARES communicators will be working with CUH personnel at predetermined points to move critical information between the MCC-South and points around the areas where medical assets will be deployed.
Given the nature of the mission, we hope to have a robust response to this operation. Therefore we are asking all potential volunteers to fill out a brief form to register to participate in this important mission. Please go to www.snj-ares.org and click on the link to find the registration form. Please note that this is just a preliminary form, and that additional paperwork will be required by Cooper University Hospital.
We hope that everyone will consider assisting with this important mission, even if you are not currently involved with ARES.
Tony Otlowski, W2WCC
SNJ Section Emergency Coordinator
Net Control Manager/Asst. Skywarn Coordinator
Gloucester County, NJ ARES/RACES
Gloucester County ARES - Amateur Radio Emergency Service
ARES/RACES Net, Sunday evenings at 8 PM on the 147.18 MHz (PL 131.8) repeater in Pitman, NJ. All Amateur Radio operators are welcome to join in.
Our mission is to provide Emergency Communications capabilities to Gloucester County, NJ using the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). We are affiliated with the Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club and the South Counties Emergency Radio Network (SCERN). Are you an Amateur Radio operator living in or near Gloucester County, NJ with an interest in Public Service and/or Emergency Communications? Come join us! Gloucester AlertGloucester County uses Gloucester Alert to immediately contact you during a major crisis or emergency. Gloucester Alert delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to you on all your devices:
When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders will instantly notify you using Gloucester Alert. This alert system is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information. |
K2EOC - Camden County EMCOMM
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